White on White Paintings

Paintings carrying white on white are quite interesting that one can discuss the problems of minimalism and abstractionism. These artworks, which mostly consist of different tones and surfaces of white, subvert ordinary perceptions of colour and shape. Further, the slight difference of the shades and the texture of the surfaces as well as the material make the viewer pay attention to the details that might be camouflaged by bright colors.   Artists like Kazimir Malevich, who pioneered this concept with his "Suprematist Composition: Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” or El Lissitzky and Vladimir Tatlin’s “Against Nature,” or “White on White,” was purposed for breaking the...
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